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Originally Posted by Machu
Yes! Her CDs need to be remastered. I can't understand why they haven't been.
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I'm thinking it comes down to a cost-to-benefit ratio. Would they sell enough to pay for the cost of the remastering, production and distribution? Probably not. Even so, I don't think this is a good reason for not doing it.
What I would like to see is a remastering of her first four albums, with them being widely available in CD, vinyl and digital formats, and a bonus disc being included with the CD and digital versions.
To make the project more cost effective, a limited run (perhaps 5,000 of each album) of deluxe boxed versions could be produced at a price point of about $85-$100 each, with the remastered album, a bonus disc with demos, outtakes, alternate mixes, a one-time use code that could be redeemed online for an additional exclusive download of more bonus tracks (Depeche Mode has done this with some box sets, offering alternate mixes that are not commercially available), a book that includes lyrics, tons of photos, stories and musings from Stevie on each and every song (including bonus tracks), postcards and even a small 11x17 lithograph rolled up in the box of the cover art, or a Herbert Worthington photo from the era of the album. Again, Depeche Mode did something similar for their most recent album that is a virtual gold-mine for fans.
http://www.discogs.com/Depeche-Mode-...elease/1734706
Of course, the bonus tracks would soon be shared online - but so what? They already are, in often-poor quality.
I just worry that Stevie isn't getting any younger, and I'd much prefer to see her take advantage of her musical legacy before she dies and someone else makes a ton of cash off of her name and works.